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MeetingMeeting documentFinal Report of the International Workshop: Food Security and Crisis in Countries Subject to Complex Emergencies September 2003 2003
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No results found.The number and scale of conflict-related, food security emergencies is increasing, and the role of human-induced conflict in escalating a natural crisis, such as a drought, to a food security emergency has grown in importance over the last decade. HIV/AIDS is another important factor exacerbating natural and human-induced crises. But while the number of short-term emergency interventions is increasing and funds are diverted towards humanitarian aid, resources for long-term development aid h ave stagnated or decreased. The challenge is to create a new framework which includes responses to both short-term emergencies and sustainable food security. However, while humanitarianism is guided by a clear set of principles, concepts for longer-term policies and interventions require further development. -
MeetingMeeting documentFood aid and livelihoods: Challenges and opportunities in complex emergencies
FAO International Workshop on “Food Security in Complex Emergencies: building policy frameworks to address longer-term programming challenges” Tivoli, 23-25 September 2003
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No results found.This paper describes the challenges and opportunities faced by WFP in providing food aid to protect and sustain livelihoods in complex emergencies. The first part summarizes the key characteristics of complex emergencies and highlights some of the related operational challenges. The second part describes the strategies used by people affected by crisis to cope and recover, and presents some of the benefits of supporting livelihoods as a component of the emergency response. The paper ends by prop osing some implications for programming livelihood support strategies in complex emergencies based on WFP’s extensive experience in this context. Of particular importance is understanding the new dimension of risk; linking pre-emergency interventions to the emergency response; integrating livelihoods assessments into emergency needs assessments; improving the timing of interventions; as well as strong advocacy and partnerships. -
MeetingMeeting documentFrom relief to food security? The challenges of programming for agricultural rehabilitation
FAO International Workshop on “Food Security in Complex Emergencies: building policy frameworks to address longer-term programming challenges” Tivoli, 23-25 September 2003
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No results found.The paper provides a broad overview of current programming approaches and ongoing debates relating to agricultural rehabilitation, focusing particularly on seeds and tools interventions, institutional capacity building, and recent shifts towards market-, livelihoods- and rights- based approaches. Existing research and and evaluations illustrate the discrepancies between academic rhetoric and programming reality, and problems in conceptualizing transitions or linkages between relief and developme nt programming modes. The lack of evaluations that measure the impact of interventions does little to help in developing more effective programming options. The material presented in the paper is drawn from the inception report of an ongoing ODI-FAO-ICRISAT research project, ‘The changing roles of agricultural rehabilitation: Linking relief, development and support to rural livelihoods’, which aims to explore the issues raised here.
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Book (stand-alone)High-profileState of knowledge of soil biodiversity - Status, challenges and potentialities
Report 2020
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No results found.There is increasing attention to the importance of biodiversity for food security and nutrition, especially above-ground biodiversity such as plants and animals. However, less attention is being paid to the biodiversity beneath our feet, soil biodiversity, which drives many processes that produce food or purify soil and water. This report is the result of an inclusive process involving more than 300 scientists from around the world under the auspices of the FAO’s Global Soil Partnership and its Intergovernmental Technical Panel on Soils, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Soil Biodiversity Initiative, and the European Commission. It presents concisely the state of knowledge on soil biodiversity, the threats to it, and the solutions that soil biodiversity can provide to problems in different fields. It also represents a valuable contribution to raising awareness of the importance of soil biodiversity and highlighting its role in finding solutions to today's global threats. -
Book (stand-alone)Corporate general interestPulses: nutritious seeds for a sustainable future 2016
The aim of raising global awareness on the multitude of benefits of pulses was integral to the International Year of Pulses. This coffee table book is part guide and part cookbook— informative without being technical. The book begins by giving an overview of pulses, and explains why they are an important food for the future. It also has more than 30 recipes prepared by some of the most prestigious chefs in the world and is peppered with infographics. Part I gives an overview of pulses and giv es a brief guide to the main varieties in the world. Part II explains step-by-step how to cook them, what to keep in mind and what condiments and instruments to use. Part III underscores the five messages that FAO conveys to the world about the impact pulses have on nutrition, health, climate change, biodiversity and food security. Part IV illustrates how pulses can be grown in a garden patch with easy gardening instructions and how they are grown in the world, highlighting major world producers , importers and exporters. Part V takes the reader on a journey around the world showing how pulses fit a region’s history and culture and visits 10 internationally acclaimed chefs as they go the market to buy pulses. Back at their restaurant or home, each chef prepares easy dishes and gives their best kept secrets. Each chef provides 3 recipes that are beautifully illustrated.
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Book (stand-alone)Technical bookSoil erosion: the greatest challenge for sustainable soil management 2019
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Despite almost a century of research and extension efforts, soil erosion by water, wind and tillage continues to be the greatest threat to soil health and soil ecosystem services in many regions of the world. Our understanding of the physical processes of erosion and the controls on those processes has been firmly established. Nevertheless, some elements remain controversial. It is often these controversial questions that hamper efforts to implement sound erosion control measures in many areas of the world. This book, released in the framework of the Global Symposium on Soil Erosion (15-17 May 2019) reviews the state-of-the-art information related to all topics related to soil erosion.